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2026-10-14 Europe

They're lying to you about what's really happening in France (video)

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1 The rioting will soon end. A compromise with the Islamists will be reached.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-14 06:18|| 2026-10-14 06:18|| Front Page Top

2 Where is Team America when you need them?

Posted by Super Hose 2026-10-14 11:15|| 2026-10-14 11:15|| Front Page Top

3 [F24] French student protesters are being 'exploited' by political forces, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron believes students waging three weeks of protests that have closed many schools have "legitimate" grievances but are also being "exploited" by political forces, a government spokeswoman said Wednesday.

The leader, who is in his final six months of office, has asked the government to come up with "concrete responses" within weeks to the unrest by high school pupils, spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told reporters.

She spoke after Macron held his weekly meeting with his cabinet, a day after nationwide solidarity demonstrations showed significant support for the students.

The interior ministry said 161,500 people turned out for Tuesday's demonstrations held in Paris and other cities. Unions organising the rallies put the figure at 480,000.

Some violent scenes erupted on the sidelines of marches in Paris and Lyon, with police firing tear gas in response.

In his cabinet meeting, Macron "stressed that young people have legitimate concerns, but said these are being exploited for political purposes and turned into urban violence", Bregeon said.

With French presidential elections due in April and May next year, some opposition parties have seized upon the demonstrations.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the presidential candidate for the far-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, participated in one of the Paris demonstrations.

The far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Pen, whom surveys give as the frontrunner for the elections, has voiced support for police deployed to the protests and blamed students for violent episodes.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-14 11:24|| 2026-10-14 11:24|| Front Page Top

4 Is that why they’re violently attacking white teachers

"You still have White teachers?"

Posted by Skidmark 2026-10-14 11:28|| 2026-10-14 11:28|| Front Page Top

5 The leader, who is in his final six months of office, has asked the government to come up with "concrete responses" within weeks to the unrest by high school pupils, spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told reporters.

Macron is the leader but he doesn't know what to do so he asks "the government" what to do? How about the old tried and true method? Give 'em a whiff of grapeshot!

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-10-14 13:37|| 2026-10-14 13:37|| Front Page Top

6 Greta Thunberg throws support behind French high school student protests

If it's all wrong, she's all for it.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-10-14 14:29|| 2026-10-14 14:29|| Front Page Top

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